Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
SEGMENT INFORMATION
9. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Reportable Segments.   We manage our business and report our financial results through the following five reportable segments, which are the same as our operating segments:

 
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U.S. Consumer Information Solutions

 
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International

 
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TALX

 
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North America Personal Solutions

 
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North America Commercial Solutions

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in our summary of significant accounting policies in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Form 10-K. We evaluate the performance of these reportable segments based on their operating revenues, operating income and operating margins, excluding unusual or infrequent items, if any. Inter-segment sales and transfers are not material for all periods presented. The measurement criteria for segment profit or loss and segment assets are substantially the same for each reportable segment. All transactions between segments are accounted for at cost, and no timing differences occur between segments.

A summary of segment products and services is as follows:

U.S. Consumer Information Solutions.   This segment includes consumer information services (such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling services, locate services, fraud detection and prevention services, identity verification services and other consulting services); mortgage loan origination information, appraisal, title and closing services; consumer financial marketing services; and identity management.

International.   This segment includes information services products, which includes consumer and commercial services (such as credit and financial information, credit scoring and credit modeling services), credit and other marketing products and services, and products and services sold directly to consumers similar to those sold by North America Personal Solutions.

TALX.   This segment includes employment, income and social security number verification services as well as complementary payroll-based transaction services (known as The Work Number ®) and employment tax and talent management services.

North America Personal Solutions.   This segment includes credit information, credit monitoring and identity theft protection products sold directly to consumers via the internet.

North America Commercial Solutions.   This segment includes commercial products and services such as business credit and demographic information, credit scores and portfolio analytics (decisioning tools), which are derived from our databases of business credit and financial information.
 
Operating revenue and operating income from continuing operations by operating segment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
    
Nine Months Ended
  
(In millions)
  
September 30,
    
September 30,
  
Operating revenue:
  
2011
    
2010
    
2011
    
2010
  
U.S. Consumer Information Solutions
   $ 202.0     $ 194.0     $ 577.0     $ 551.7  
International
     118.6       122.5       376.6       356.9  
TALX
     102.8       99.1       298.5       293.4  
North America Personal Solutions
     45.5       39.9       135.1       119.9  
North America Commercial Solutions
     21.5       18.3       62.9       55.6  
Total operating revenue
   $ 490.4     $ 473.8     $ 1,450.1     $ 1,377.5  
                                 
   
Three Months Ended
    
Nine Months Ended
  
(In millions)
  
September 30,
    
September 30,
  
Operating income:
  
2011
    
2010
    
2011
    
2010
  
U.S. Consumer Information Solutions
   $ 74.0     $ 72.2     $ 206.5     $ 200.5  
International
     34.7       30.8       98.7       89.6  
TALX
     23.6       22.7       66.1       67.2  
North America Personal Solutions
     15.0       12.7       40.2       33.0  
North America Commercial Solutions
     5.0       3.3       14.5       11.4  
General Corporate Expense
     (30.7 )     (31.5 )     (80.7 )     (81.4 )
Total operating income
   $ 121.6     $ 110.2     $ 345.3     $ 320.3